Irish Funds TY Financial Literacy Programme: A Busy Few Weeks Nationwide

The Irish Funds TY Financial Literacy Programme continued to build momentum in recent weeks, with volunteers delivering engaging and interactive financial education sessions across seven schools in seven counties.

The programme aims to empower Transition Year students with the knowledge and confidence to make informed financial decisions. Through practical lessons on budgeting, financial wellbeing, sustainable investing, and emerging topics such as cryptocurrency, students are gaining essential skills to support their long-term financial wellbeing.

During this recent series of visits, sessions took place in:

• Pipers Hill College, Naas, Co. Kildare

• Ardscoil Rís, Dublin

• Our Lady’s Grove, Dublin

• St. Eunan’s College, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal

• Kinsale Community School, Co. Cork

• Waterpark College, Waterford

• Woodbrook College, Bray, Co. Wicklow

• Limerick Educate Together Secondary School, Limerick

Across these schools, students took part in hands-on classroom activities exploring key financial concepts, from living within your means and understanding different forms of income to sustainability in investing and navigating investment risk. Interactive tools — including budgeting exercises, investment simulations, and quizzes — helped bring these topics to life and encouraged active participation.

The sessions also highlighted the diverse range of career pathways available in the financial services sector, with many students expressing enthusiasm about opportunities for future work experience and apprenticeships.

Irish Funds extends a sincere thank you to the industry volunteers from member firms whose time, insights, and enthusiasm continue to drive the success of the programme. A special acknowledgment goes to Deloitte, the programme’s sponsor, for their ongoing support and commitment to improving financial literacy nationwide.

For those interested in volunteering, Irish Funds is currently seeking industry participants to help deliver upcoming sessions in schools across Ireland in the new year.

We’re particularly looking for support in the following locations:

• January: Dublin 15, Cork City

• February: Meath (Navan)

• March: North Dublin (Balbriggan), Roscommon, Offaly (Edenderry)

If the above dates and locations suit you, please contact us at TYprogramme@irishfunds.ie for more details on how to get involved.

Learn more about the Irish Funds Financial Literacy Programme.